He dipped his head to brush his lips over hers. Movement to her right had her turning to catch Michael in the room hefting handfuls of what looked lik... sawdust on where she’d heaved. Embarrassment had her gasping and rushing out of the bathroom. “Oh, I can take care of that,” she blurted. “Already got it,” Mike mumbled straightening. “Just let that stuff soak it up a few minutes. Then it only needs to be swept up.” He looked at Gabriel over her shoulder. “I got rid of all those goons Rafe. And, shortly after they entered, Torven arrived. He tooseemed happy. He said that it would be good to have more women around,and that he was expecting us to fill that job. I think that Sunny and Iboth understood that we were make sure that any male behaviour should besuppressed. As it turned out, and with Delia's help, that was quiteeasy to do.We all spent the rest of the winter in the main house. The engineer hadhis own room, and Doc and Delia shared a room, and Torven slept in theliving. “The parties are also drying up, and I want an assistant so that I can improve the act, maybe even re-invent it, secure more bookings, and frankly make the show a bit more relevant to the modern audience. Which is where you, or someone like you, come in.“So tell me a little about yourself, just what you want to tell me, no pressure, and especially anything you think might help me decide if I should audition you.” Chapter 3Oh, crumbs, I hate talking about myself. But this was a job interview, so. “Stop smiling like that!” Nahash snapped at him, balling her fists and stamping a cloven hoof on the floor of the cabin. “You think you’re being so noble, but you’re just being an idiot! How dare you hide this from me, how dare you make this decision behind my back! There’s more than this life, more than our romance. You’d risk the promise of an infinite existence for just a few more decades with me?”“What did you tell me about your time in the demon realm, of your thousands of years drifting.